Instead of Investigating the Truth, You Investigate Rabbi Berland Who Wants to Receive Humiliations" - Attorney Amit Hadad Criticizes Police Investigators

Drama in the courtroom during the hearing to extend the detention of the esteemed tzaddik Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a.

"Why don't you call him Rabbi?" wondered Attorney Amit Hadad at the offensive and disrespectful nature of the police investigator towards the esteemed tzaddik Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a. Then, Attorney Amit Hadad produced and presented to the investigator a rabbinical ordination certificate of Rabbi Berland shlit"a.

The police investigator replied: "He told me he is not a rabbi." Attorney Amit Hadad continued: "He tells you bubbe meises (grandmother's tales) and you believe him," revealed the attorney the ignorance of the police who claim to investigate a great rabbi in Israel and do not even know that he was ordained decades ago by the greats of the generation at that time.

Then Attorney Amit Hadad produced a letter from the Rishon LeZion, the Chief Rabbi of Israel from that period, the genius Rabbi Ovadia Yosef zt"l, where an official approval is seen stating that the esteemed tzaddik Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a was ordained as a rabbi decades ago by the greats of Israel.

Then, Attorney Amit Hadad continued and asked: "Do you know that Rabbi Ovadia Yosef zt"l asked Rabbi Berland to perform a pidyon nefesh for Rabbi Ovadia Yosef's wife?"

Police: "No"

Attorney Hadad: "Do you recognize this document?" The attorney produced another letter where Rabbi Ovadia Yosef requests Rabbi Berland to act for the healing of his wife.

Police: I have not seen this document.

Attorney Hadad: "The rabbi is not telling you the truth (as is known, according to a halachic ruling it is permissible to lie for humility and to receive humiliations) and instead of investigating the truth, you are investigating the rabbi!"

"Do you know that in a newspaper article published about two years ago, it was published and quoted that Rabbi Ovadia Yosef zt"l said, "In our generation, the one who knows how to perform a pidyon is Rabbi Eliezer Berland."

Attorney Hadad: "Are you aware that in 1978 Rabbi Berland signed a document with the Baba Sali?"

Police: "I am not familiar with the document."

Then, Attorney Amit Hadad said the key sentence that should stand before the Israeli police when they come to address the case of Rabbi Berland shlit"a.

Attorney Amit Hadad: "An 82-year-old man in the spiritual style of Rabbi Berland and by nature, what comes out of his mouth versus the truth is not always the same, this is a person who wants to take upon himself humiliations and has a different soul. And the police need to investigate and not believe him in everything."

Court: "I am not an expert in the science of the soul."

In fact, Attorney Hadad expressed his amazement before the court regarding the amateurish conduct of the Israeli police and prosecution in the matter of Rabbi Berland shlit"a. The attorney said what tens of thousands in Israel have understood over the past sixty years. When dealing with a true tzaddik like Rabbi Berland, the conduct must be different, for the tzaddik does not seek honor in this world or recognition from the public. On the contrary, the tzaddik seeks the will of Hashem, and this is achieved only after he cleanses himself of all desire for personal honor and external greatness. Then, he can reflect Hashem's will in the world without adding his own opinion.

It is beautiful to see that Attorney Amit Hadad hit precisely on the point that distorts the conduct of the police and prosecution in the matter of Rabbi Berland shlit"a. While the investigators try to pressure Rabbi Berland, thinking they are achieving some success in investigations against him, in reality, Rabbi Berland uses them as a tool to draw upon himself more humiliations and further tools for nullification to the Infinite, as well as sweetening the decrees over the people of Israel and bringing the redemption closer.

Above - A letter of support from Rabbi Shmuel Halevi Wosner, author of "Shevet Halevi" responsa and "Shevet Halevi" innovations on the Talmud and the Torah. He served as the head of the rabbinical court and community leader in the Zikhron Meir neighborhood, and head of the Yeshiva of the Sages of Lublin in Bnei Brak. He was called by many in the chassidic community "the posek of the generation" - joining together with the greats of the generation (as written in the letter) to support the esteemed tzaddik Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a, in the great endeavor of bringing thousands in Israel to teshuvah (repentance).

At this stage of the discussion, Attorney Amit Hadad continues to show the fatal mistakes of the Israeli police against Rabbi Berland shlit"a. Attorney Hadad quoted from the Chief Rabbi of Israel, the Rishon LeZion, the genius Rabbi Ovadia Yosef zt"l, where it is written: "In our generation, the one who knows how to perform a pidyon nefesh is Rabbi Eliezer Berland." If the testimony of the greatest poskim since the establishment of the state, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, was not enough, Attorney Amit Hadad presented the document signed by Rabbi Ovadia, together with the signature of the divine kabbalist, Rabbi Yisrael Abuhatzeira zt"l, the Baba Sali zy"a.

In these authentic documents, Attorney Amit Hadad revealed that Rabbi Berland shlit"a indeed has a halachic ruling and authority recognized by the greats of the generation for performing pidyon nefesh, and any attempt to claim otherwise is contrary to the Torah of Israel.

It should be noted that for thousands who have been saved by his blessings and pidyon nefesh, Rabbi Berland shlit"a has long been known as an expert in the matter (as videos and letters have been published with hundreds who were saved by Rabbi Berland's pidyon nefesh) and he has no need to justify or provide proof of this. However, as mentioned above, Rabbi Berland will never say this about himself, on the contrary, Rabbi Berland will only try to confuse those who are uncertain about it and bring upon himself more and more humiliations.

Representative testimonies from all segments of the public about people who were saved by his blessing and pidyon nefesh of Rabbi Berland shlit"a